The snow has been falling all day and there is no sign of stopping. This makes Ling Huan worried.
In the corridor, she looked at the mottled snow shadows outside the paper window. Occasionally, one or two powerful grains of snow would hit the window paper with a "snap", as if trying to pierce it.
"Why don't you stop..."
Han Chang stood behind her and said, "There's no point in being anxious. It's better to have a good rest first."
"How can this make me feel at ease? If I stay stuck here, I'm worried that my family will--"
"They won't risk coming out in such heavy snow. If they can't find you, they won't let others in."
"I'm afraid that if we seal the mountain, we won't be able to leave for a while, so we'll give them more time..."
"It's okay. Haven't you heard the saying, 'There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain'?" He patted her shoulder.
Ling Huan sighed and stopped talking. For the sake of comfort, she couldn't help but appreciate it. Xie Zhe stood at the door of the room from a distance and looked at the two people, tense and alert, not daring to relax for a moment.
.I’ve been as nervous as I am now all the time. I’m afraid I’ll kill people when I get there.
Tiredness causes problems. And there is no guarantee that when he doesn't relax, who knows what kind of medicine is sold in this monster gourd. He has seen too many insidious and cunning bad guys. Although he knows that there are good monsters, he has to treat the one he just met.
The "big shot" has complete trust and he can't do it.
Zhongli Hanzhang didn't know how to comfort her. The later the time dragged on, the slimmer the hope of setting off. The snow showed no sign of slowing down, and judging from the current trend, it would not stop until night. Naturally, there was no way to go at night.
The snow fell even more heavily the next day. The two stared blankly at the flying snowflakes and listened to the whistling of the wind. The wind was sometimes very strong, like a pair of huge hands grabbing the window frame from the outside.
Try to take it off.
Xie Zhe wasn't in a hurry at first, but now he was a little worried. He was thinking about what was going to happen next, when a figure suddenly flashed in front of his eyes. He thought he would have time to breathe, but they were the only ones crowded in the small room.
I didn't expect anyone else to come here.
In the cold corridor, I took a closer look and saw that it was a strange woman. Compared to the early winter, the clothes she wore were a little thin, but no one knew that the snow had come so suddenly. In comparison, this dress made people feel...
I felt cold at the sight.
She also came to the window, and the two people by the window turned around and naturally stepped aside a crack, so that she could also see the crazy and disorderly snow shadow outside the paper window. Both of them couldn't help but look at her a few more times, because
Her dress... is a bit special. She looks like a Jianghu person at first glance. Most of the black clothes on her body are made of leather, and
It is the kind of armor that has been specially treated, is tough, and is almost the same as soft armor. The fabric is blue. Although it is dark blue, it is a bit bright. The material should not be as simple as silk to reflect light. Maybe the dye itself is
It makes the eyes feel dazzling. It's like...looking directly at the cloudless dark blue sky on the grassland.
And she was armed.
There were two knives, one on the left and one on the right, stored in the scabbard. The position was very obvious, making it difficult to ignore. The boots made a crunching sound when stepping on the old ground. The soles of the shoes must be very thick, and there may be a dagger hidden there.
Her clothes are neither thick nor many, but the design is exquisite. They always make people feel like thorns wrapped in gauze, hiding mysteries everywhere. And even this danger is deliberately revealed.
The woman wore a stylish high ponytail, but it was a bit strange. Because the top of the braid was still thick, but the bottom of the braid suddenly became sparse and thin, as if half of the hair had been cut off from here.
She makes people feel so cold, but it is different from the wind and snow outside the window, but makes people feel chilled from the inside out.
"...Why don't you, sister Linghua, go back to your room to rest first?" Han Chang said, "I don't have to sleep. The room is small, so why don't you and Xie split your time. We'll call you when it's o'clock."
Ling Huan turned his head away from the stranger and looked at Han Shang with a bit of worry in his eyes: "Are you really not sleeping?"
"Well, no need."
The woman suddenly spoke.
"My room is for you."
Her voice was very soft, but very clear. This made the two of them stunned. Even Xie Zhe, who was holding his arms, let go of his arms, adjusted his stance, and took the opportunity to get closer. Han Yang and Ling Huan looked at it blankly.
She wasn't sure if she was talking to them. But there was no one else around. After being frozen for a long time, Ling Huan whispered:
"This, this is inappropriate...then what should you do?"
"I'm leaving. I've given you the rent, you can use it as you like."
"Let's go?" Ling Huan glanced sideways, "Where are you going in such a cold weather? The roads are blocked by heavy snow, so I'm afraid it's not safe. And aren't your clothes a bit..."
It's extremely cold.
"It doesn't matter."
Her eyes were still on the paper window, as if her eyes were piercing through it, leading to a place farther away.
"but--"
"I'm leaving."
After saying that, the woman turned around and went downstairs. Ling Huan felt incredible, glanced at the other two people, chased to the stairs and looked down. She saw the door of the lobby being pushed open, white light and howling wind and snow.
After rolling in, I could feel a chill even upstairs. The door was closed, and the candle that was almost blown out at that moment stood up tremblingly from the candlestick on the table.
"She, isn't she cold?" Ling Huan felt that she was still shivering. She rubbed her arms and walked back from the stairs.
"She is the six realms of impermanence."
Saying that, Xie Zhe walked over from there. Han Zhang nodded and said nothing more. Ling Huan was slightly startled and quickly asked: "Really? How did you see it? I have never seen the six paths of impermanence.
,I didn’t expect…”
Xie Zhe explained: "In each of her eyes, there is a three-sun moon. Only a few people and monsters can see it."
"Oh... that's right." Ye Linghua looked a little disappointed, "I've heard about it, but I didn't expect it to be like this. Alas, I thought I was lucky enough to see it."
Hanshang smiled and said that it was not a matter of luck. They all knew that Ling Huan was just an ordinary wealthy daughter who did not know the dangers of the world and ran out in a hurry without thinking. But educating her was not their business.
.For these two... let's call them two kindhearted people, as long as they ensure that nothing unexpected happens when they are with her, they will have a clear conscience.
"The Six Paths of Impermanence are always so busy." Xie Zhe said: "It comes in the wind and rain day and night. Hundreds of years ago, when there were not many people, they were quite relaxed. Now that the world is different, they rarely have a chance to breathe.
.There are always too many people, everywhere.”
"That's true. Looking at you, you seem to know the six realms of impermanence very well."
Han Zhang teased, but Xie Zhe showed no mercy and ignored him. Maybe he felt bored, so he turned around and asked Ling Huan:
"Where did you know about the impermanence? I thought that rich kids like you would only read mainstream poetry and books..."
"Ah, I also heard what Yin Huan said. She is very interested in these things. Moreover, I heard that our ancestors of the Ye family obtained prosperity for future generations by trading with Lord Gaoyue... I also heard that with my own efforts
There is a connection. It is said that every time someone goes to the Death Shadow Pavilion for help, the face of the pavilion master is different when he sees it. Sometimes he is a man, sometimes he is a man, and sometimes he is a man.
Sometimes she is a little girl; sometimes she is deep and melancholy, sometimes she is lively and unruly. Some people say that her appearance is related to her mood, or to the identity and personality of the person who comes. In fact, I know that those are just her subordinates, and the real master of the pavilion is
Yu Yumingxu Gao Yuejun. However, she rarely shows her true face to others. I want to see her, as long as I see her..."
Xie Zhe nodded.
"You know a lot. I thought you were like everyone else. You just heard some rumors and believed them to be true. But since your ancestor got help from her, why did you run out secretly? Tell your family well, will it be difficult for them?
Will they oppose you?"
"I mentioned it, but they just... didn't agree. They even changed their expressions and told me not to mention it again. I really had no choice, so I thought of sneaking out quietly. No, I was still trapped by the heavy snow."
"Since you said that your family is prosperous now - did you pay an unbearable price?"
"No..."
Han Chang stretched out his arm and suddenly raised it from bottom to top in front of the two people to attract their attention. Then, he raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Xie Zhe with a strange expression.
"You don't know, right? In recent years, the reputation of the Shadow Pavilion has not been very good."
"I know there are some bad rumors, but I have not listened carefully. They are just rumors." He looked a little disdainful, "The things I want to take were entrusted to the Death Shadow Pavilion by an upright man.
, I don’t think there will be any mistakes.”
"Do you view the relationship between people too simply? You are still an Onmyoji, so you have never seen the world? You cannot generalize about good or bad. The truth behind many things cannot be revealed to you in just a few words. For example, death
What happened to the Shadow Pavilion - have you heard of it? They are always keen on all kinds of forbidden magic in the world. Fortunately, they are still working under the hands of Yama, which can be regarded as committing crimes against the wind. But in so many years, they have never been beaten, you
Do you know why?"
"You just want to say that they are colluding, and the officials are protecting each other, and the people are not allowed to light the lamps."
"Tsk, then you are wrong." Han Shan raised his head, "Although I can't say that I have no doubts about this, the fact is that all their research has cleverly stepped on that adult's bottom line. It seems that
These are very dangerous topics, but in practice they avoid all the risks of being punished. It's like juggling and dancing on a rope between cliffs, but never failing."
After hearing this, Ling Quan agreed with this statement.
"Yes... my family said the same thing. They said that the Shadow Pavilion is not what it used to be. It has become more and more aggressive because it has never been suppressed. What's more, there has been no fair deal in these years. The stories people heard
, mostly about how I was given hope at a tragic time, but was cruelly deprived of it and put into an even worse situation. Rumors say that they have some more terrible plans now, so my family doesn’t allow me to mention it again. But I think, only there
Can you help me? If they don’t go, I will.”
"Nonsense." Xie Zhe said coldly, "In recent years, people have become more and more interested in taking shortcuts. Not all shortcuts are like ladders to heaven. There are always abyss on both sides of them. Reward and dedication are naturally mutual.
Balanced ones, like your Ye family, only
It was provided with an opportunity. Today's prosperity is due to your own efforts in future generations. Only when you always think about getting something for nothing will you tell your own tragedy everywhere and never stop. The real beneficiaries are all being honest.
Just living life."
After hearing these words, Ling Huan felt a little happy.
"If it is really as Mr. Xie said, I will be relieved."
